Figaro, creation of, i. 147, 269 creation of, ranks Beaumarchais with Molière, ii. 223 first conception of, i. 271 Flanders, Beaumarchais retires to, i. 243 Follette, Mlle., little dog of B., ii. 286 For-l’Evêque, Beaumarchais sent to, i. 191 France, aid to America openly avowed, i. 33 attitude of, towards America, ii. 35 betrayed, i. 29 disclaims Canada, ii. 37 important rôle played by, i. 33 no intention of claiming part of New World, i. 30 still demurs, ii. 45 Francis, Cape, base of mercantile operations with America, ii. 80 Francy, Theveneau de, gives impressions, ii. 167ff. letter to, ii, 132 reports on conditions in America, ii. 156 sets out for America, ii. 154 writes Beaumarchais of Deane’s recall, ii. 156 Franklin, Benjamin, arrives in France, i. 116 at Versailles, i. 32 defends Deane in letter to Congress, ii. 186 idol of Paris, ii. 119 intentionally arouses suspicions of French Government, ii. 133 overlooks a million, ii. 201 won over by du Coudray, ii. 121 steadily refuses to treat with Beaumarchais, ii. 142 writes Dubourg, ii. 117 French, generosity of, ii. 35 loved America, ii. 35 motives of, distrusted by Americans, ii. 34 Fronsac, duc de, wishes to hear _Le Mariage de Figaro_, ii. 216 Gaillardet, life of Chev. D’Eon, ii. 16 Garrick, adapts _Eugénie_ to English audience, i. 149 Gates, Horatio, i. 32 Congress in favor of, to replace Washington, ii. 193 George III., appealed to by Louis XV., i. 251 Gérard, de Rayneval, accompanies Deane, ii. 190 First French Ambassador to America, ii. 195 Goethe, reads memoirs of Beaumarchais, i. 231 writes drama _Clavico_, i. 231 Goëzman, Counsellor, accuses Beaumarchais of attempt at corruption, i. 209 aided by Beaumarchais, ii. 286 attacks Julie, i. 236 presided over the parliament Maupeou, i. 177 Goëzman, Madame, confrontation of, with Beaumarchais, i. 223ff. demands two hundred louis, i. 204 demands fifteen louis for the secretary, i. 206 memoir of, i. 222 refuses to return the fifteen louis, i. 207 Government, English, redoubles watchfulness, ii. 117 of France, embarrassed by presence of Franklin, ii. 116 of France, slow to move, ii. 36 Grand, M., Banker in Paris, ii. 146 Grasse, Comte de, off Cape Henry, i. 33 Grennevilliers, festival of, ii. 216 Gudin de la Brenellerie, accused of writing memoirs of Beaumarchais, i. 219 alone in house of Beaumarchais, ii. 257 gives account of triumph of Beaumarchais, ii. 174 goes to live with Beaumarchais, ii. 241 meets Beaumarchais, i. 170 returns to join friend, ii. 276 seeks refuge in _le Temple_, ii. 176 seized by the duc de Chaulnes, i. 184